File:Kien An air base under attack by US Navy Skyhawks in October 1967.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawks of Attack Squadron 163 (VA-163) "Saints" and/or VA-164 "Ghost Riders" attack the Kien An air base, North Vietnam, on 8 October 1967. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) 1967-1968 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN
Camera location20° 48′ 23.54″ N, 106° 36′ 11.74″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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8 October 1967

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